VANGUARD DEB, 61446

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VANGUARD DEB, 61446 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 17 Feb 1959 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

61446, 1959-001E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1959-02-17 (66 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 61446U 59001E   25128.27027640  .00003604  00000-0  14547-2 0  9998
2 61446  32.8586 318.3519 1223171 112.5698  54.1538 12.42230570934473

Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:29:11.88Z)

Latitude

0.45763°

Longitude

174.00439°

Altitude

1,017.811 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 10m 35s

True Declination

0° 27' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-12.44268°

Longitude

-29.32311°

Altitude

2,208.556 km

Speed

6.501 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 53m 04s

Apparent Declination

-35° 09' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:44:49

Azimuth

110.212° ESE

Elevation

-33.605°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,464.037 km

Perigee altitude

536.687 km

Semi-major axis

7,878.499 km

Eccentricity

0.1223171

Inclination

32.8586°

RAAN

318.3519°

Arg. of periapsis

112.5698°

True anomaly

66.52995°

Mean anomaly

54.1538°

Eccentric anomaly

60.2376°

Mean motion

3.10369 °/min

BSTAR

0.0014547

Orbital period

115.99 mins

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 1959 (1959-02-17 UTC)

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VANGUARD DEB, 14934 (Decayed)

VANGUARD DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2025-05-09 14:36:58.247Z	191.383° SSW	2025-05-09 14:41:58.247Z	154.185° SSE	16.035°	2025-05-09 14:44:58.247Z	125.864° SE
8 mins	2025-05-09 16:39:58.247Z	221.495° SW	2025-05-09 16:43:58.247Z	176.159° S	27.025°	2025-05-09 16:47:58.247Z	113.489° SE
7 mins	2025-05-09 18:42:58.247Z	243.385° WSW	2025-05-09 18:46:58.247Z	170.546° S	28.793°	2025-05-09 18:49:58.247Z	120.449° SE

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